FEMS Microbiology Letters
Last updated ISSN 0378-1097
FEMS Microbiology Letters is published by Oxford University Press in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,297.
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What it publishes
Recent work in FEMS Microbiology Letters concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Enzyme Production and Characterization
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0378-1097, 1574-6968 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,297 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 33,859 |
| Publishing since | 1854 |
| Journal website | academic.oup.com/femsle |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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